Astronomy is a track which was originally written by the band Blue Oyster Cult but for this review I shall be reviewing the cover version which Metallica reordered and placed on their cover record, Garage. Inc. I’ll waste no time in this review and state right now that out …

“What Time Is It?” is the second song off of the Spin Doctors debut album Pocket Full of Kryptonite. It’s a rather interesting placement of the song where generally the singles always seem to be the first few songs.
The song starts off with either radio or television banter that …

My wife were watching our nightly episode of the show Destination Truth on Netflix Instant Watch last night and, when it was done, realized it wasn’t even 9 yet. Since it was too early to go to bed, we looked for something else to watch.
At first, I thought we …

Britney’s comeback is truly what ‘Circus’ is all about. The song tells about her being a showbiz entertainer. She knows her place. She knows what she wants on stage and off cam. Well, I hope she’s better be good now after a lot of hard beats the people had …

Overview - Revolver, The Beatles sixth effort, is the most experimental and creative album that they had put out at that time. Songs were becoming far less pop-orientated and included Indian influences: Love You To, psychedelic songs: Tomorrow Never Knows, and this album also showed McCartney really maturing as …

Rich girl by Gwen Stefani is about how a girl wishes she was a rich girl that way she could have all the money in the world. She also wishes to have maids and go to all the places in the world. This song is four minutes and five …

I am not a hug fan of the Pussycat Dolls, but I really like this song. And I think that what they are singing about in this song happens to a lot of couples at some point in their relationships. But sometimes, it gets a little out of hand …

SandMan is a really good rapper from MN. He is an underground rapper but has created a big following on the net and on the streets as well. He has a very fast flow and very good lyrics. He can also sing and harmonize on his songs as well. But …

Garage Inc. is the eight studio album by heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on 1998, after Metallica’s Re-loaded album. This one is filled with cover versions of various heavy metal, trash metal and hard rock bands like Misfits, Mercyful Fate, Black Sabbath, Motorhead and many others. Garage …

I actually won Clay Walker: Live, Laugh, Love CD from a local radio station. I wasn’t even sure I knew who Walker was. Of course, I found out soon enough that he was a country music singer.
The first thing I noticed that the liner jacket is on …

Many people would say Lady Gaga’s new album “The Fame Monster” is not a good album. I can see where they are coming from. There are only eight different songs, and it is hard to understand any of them. However, to me, it is quickly becoming one of my …

I have a rather mixed feeling for Jessica Simpson’s vocal voice and her music. Some of her songs are super cool and some are not. In this case, I find I Belong To Me by Jessica Simpson a totally wonderful song and it is powerful enough to conjure …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Stand Up For Love
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Matthew Rolston
“Stand Up For Love” is the fifth and final music video and single from Destiny’s Child’s fourth and final album called “Destiny Fulfilled”, it follows their past singles and music videos from the album which are: “Lose …

This UK Band, singing their hit single titled, Back Here is one of the best songs ever sung by this band. And this band is none other than BBMak. I don’t know whether the BB and the Mak should be close or separated, but that’s more or less …

I lucked up on Ebay and found this electric acoustic guitar for $49. Imagine how shocked I was at seeing this price on a piece of musical equipment. Not only that, the guitar came with a mini electric amplifier. Now, here’s the catch: the shipping …

The craziness that is Asia; remains to captivate me to this day from when I first heard one of their songs called “Heat of the Moment.” It’s one of those one hit wonder bands from the eighties that turned out to be way more talented and enjoyable than the …

Native Belle is a song by Animal Collective and is the opening track of their fourth studio release, Here Comes The Indian. Returning the band to their more experimental sound that was present on their first and second releases, Native Belle has a sound which is incredibly different than …

Ciara like a boy is about how what would happen if the rules changed up and the girls act just like the guys and the guys act like the girls. Would that work, I don’t think so but that is how lots of guys act. They are players and …

Jay-Z ft. Mary J. Blige
“Can’t Knock The Hustle”
Reasonable Doubt
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Hype Williams
This is Jay-Z’s third single and music video from the debut album “Reasonable Doubt”, following “Dead Presidents” and “Ain’t No Playa”. The song (which happens to sample “Much Too Much” by Marcus Miller and “Fool’s Paradise” by Meli’sa …

There are certain recording artists whose music is criticized by many of the people who consider their own taste in music to be very well refined. Ke$ha so happens to be one of those artists. As a pop star, she has found a lot of success, but she has …

The death of Michael Jackson has sparked huge interest in his career over the last few years.However for any serious music fan, the artist has been in artistic decline since the release of his Thriller album in 1984.
The album History was one of the most hyped comeback albums in …

I Know Jack is a song by Megadeth which appears on their record The System Has Failed. Something to take note of about this song is that it’s an incredibly short track and doesn’t have all that much to it, it really doesn’t even follow the traditional structure of …

Saving Grace is the first single from Tom Petty’s third solo album. Saving Grace” is a record that tells of an ageing man living in a society that doesn’t like ageing. Petty looks back at those times in his life that were somewhat misspent. The song is somewhat dark …

The song “Coat of Many Colors” was written and sung by Dolly Pardon. The song is so beautiful and is a great representation of a mother’s love for her child, in that she made her a coat from rags because they could not afford to buy one from a …

—˜Till I Fell In Love With You is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Time Out Of Mind. The starts off with a pretty laid-back tone as Dylan comes in with the vocals fairly quickly with a vocal melody which seems to work well enough …

Overview - Mezmerize, System of a Down’s first half of the double album Mezmerize/Hypnotize, is an album written primarily by Daron Malakian who played an extremely prominent role in the album, most notably on vocals, something most fans didn’t like at all. Mezmerize is a difficult record to summarize …

The song ‘My home’s in Alabama’ is by the group Alabama. It is a good song that makes you think of home where ever that may be. For me it reminds me of what my mom used to say when I was a kid and the fact that we …

Overview —“ Side I of Tommy, The Who’s rock opera, is a track which starts out with probably one of their best songs up to this point but unfortunately goes downhill from there. After listening to Overture, I truly was in awe and I expected a really well written …

86 is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Insomniac. The track opens up with a very energetic drum rhythm before the bass and guitar join in after a pick scrape from Armstrong. As usual, Armstrong plays his characteristic three-chords but Dirnt’s bass line is pretty …

I never really fancy or like listening to any chinese music because many of them sounded too draggy and are very similar to the modern english music.
But this guy made me change my mind about it. He can play 7 or more musical instruments from traditional chinese ones to …

New Song is a track by Sublime which appears on their debut release, 40 Oz. To Freedom. Opening with Nowell’s vocal delivery right from the start, an effect is placed on his voice which the band did somewhere previously on the record, but it unfortunately makes him sound distant …

All Hope Is Gone. This is the band’s fifth album and fourth album on Roadrunner Records, released in August of 2008 and produced by Dave Fortman and Slipknot. The band recorded the album in their home state of Iowa this time, and the album is heavier, faster, and better …

Miracle On 42nd Street is a song by the Flaming Lips and the sixth track on their third studio album, Telepathic Surgery. Opening up with random samples, Miracle On 42nd Street establishes its rhythm fairly gradually with a bass guitar part entering the track in a progressive fashion. Although …

Last Resort by Papa Roach is a song that is awesome in my book. The lyrics are perfect but they do talk about some very disgusting things if you think about it. I like the song though cause of the beat it has to it. I know that sounds …

For a fan of Bobby Sherman, this CD is a real winner. Bobby Sherman: Greatest Hits CD is just that, a selection of this one time teen idols’ hit songs, and he had several. There are 12 hit songs plus a 13th bonus selection from his …

‘Friend or Foe’ is one of my favorite song from Tatu. I like their music, its always fresh and bring a new colorin music.
Like the other Tatu’s song, ‘Friend or Foe’ is bring an electronic pop music. They always can an upbeat music but it can also mixed with …

Calling you by Blue October is a song that is sad in some ways if you think about it because it talks about how a guy misses a girl so much that he keeps calling her. I like the song because it reminds me of how I am with …

Rhinestone Eyes is a song by The Gorillaz which appears on their album Plastic Beach. The track opens up with an electronic intro which has an interesting rhythm to say the least. The vocals soon come into the track and are delivered in a tone that sounds almost lethargic …

Creep is a song by Radiohead which appears on their debut record, Pablo Honey. Before I begin, I know that Creep is one of Radiohead’s most well known songs, but I want to stress that this truly isn’t what Radiohead has come to sound like. While Creep, and all …

It hit me like a disease from the past life when I was riding in a taxi one day, on my way from my grandparents’ place and Anita Baker’s —˜Caught Up In A Rapture’ track came on, and I couldn’t quite confirm it until the chorus came in.
It was …

One of the biggest hits off the Appetite for Destruction, or the debut album by Guns N’ Roses was the epic tune tune Nightrain. I think the band did a good job of releasing this song as a single. It is one of those songs that you can identify …

Cave is a song by Muse which appears on their first record, Showbiz. The track opens up with an interesting sound led by a distorted guitar riff which has a space-like sound to it. Bellamy comes in with the first verse about forty seconds into the track with a …

Overview - Another Side Of Bob Dylan, Dylan’s fourth effort, continues in his traditional style of having excellent lyrics, basic instrumentation, and not so great vocal delivery. Despite the flaws in his voice, Dylan is really able to compensate for his lyrical talent, which is something he really showcases …

Dancing With Mr. D is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Goats Head Soup. The track starts off with a fairly laid-back guitar riff from Richards which seems to have a blues feel to it but the drum rhythm sort of gives the song …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 20″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
Chapter 20 of “Trapped in the Closet” brings the story back to the elderly couple as Rosie the nosy neighbor is seen reading her bible at home (this series is just full of ‘black people cliches’, now isn’t it?) when her …

Bizzy Bone’s album The Gift is a very deep and emotional. This CD shows Bizzy Bone’s emotional side. I think that this album is a work of art in my view. The beats and production was just great on the album. Bizzy Bone displays his rap talent by showing …

Chris Cagle is a country singer who always sings very different topics, like ones you wouldn’t really think to sing about. This song is about doing things to impress girls. And I like it because a lot of is true when it comes to men and woman. Men do …

Overview —“ Hypnotize, the second half of System Of A Down’s double album release Mezmerize/Hypnotize, is a good album to pick off where Mezmerize left off and continue in a similar style, feel, and sound as the aforementioned album. I’m not positive but I believe that both were completed …

The obscure titled “I Was A Teenage Hand Model” closes out Queens of the Stone Age’s debut self titled album at track 11. What makes this album so weird is that it was released on Roadrunner records which I am most familiar with them releasing Soulfly albums, which are …

Lucifer Rising is a song by the Flaming Lips and a bonus track to appear on their fourth studio record, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a heavily distorted introduction, I’m slightly reminded of a sound that Radiohead would go on to embrace many years after this …